[cooper barrett]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

No it isn't. It's exactly as it should be. Until that person is out of the school system, the teacher is a person of authority. That is a good law

Originally Posted by Amnorix

So are:

1. boss/employee in ANY workplace setting in America

2. senior officer / junior officer or NCO in the military

You support ACTUAL JAIL TIME AND A PERMANENT CRIMINAL RECORD for all of the above, I guess. Since, you know, position of authority?




Look, you're either of legal age, and able to give legal consent to sex, and therefore in the eyes of the law not needing the type of protection we give minors, or you're not.

In the case in Conn. she was only a student teacher, who at one time was, but was no longer his teacher. She will walk from this (insert good lawyer she can't afford) with a misdemeanor, be registered (RSO), get probation, and public service. Including her firing from the school coaching job, for cause, on her employment record. Oh yes, probably blackballed in Conn from teaching, just because.

IF anyone Janitor, cafeteria worker, or outside vendor, in a school, authoritarian position or not, is going to have to live with it. In a school
setting, where 95% are under 18 activity such as this cannot be allowed. It should be a crime yet degree of the charges brought is questionable. She should be charged with nothing more severe than a DUI, the loss of teaching certificate (nationwide?), sex registry but not a FELONY.

You don't get to, nor do you want to, be dealing with consensual sex in a high school when minors are in the equation. The issue here is that this is a "State" issue and not a "federal" law, so it's different in every state. If you were to run for public office would this be on your agenda?





Why the actual **** should a teacher have a permanent record and risk jail for having sex with an 18 year old?

Because of the precedent it sets... They will not drop criminality when it it comes sex in high schools, just won't happen. Next your're going to justify a preist ****ing an 18YO, no less a 16YO in AL???

That same 18 year old's nurse, not school nurse, priest (not in a church with a school), boss at work. (Who gets fired and possibly sued) etc. etc could **** them silly, but if his/her TEACHER does it, throw away the key? What kind of logic does that make? Toss the key? NO Make it easily accessible for future employees to access it (such as a felony is), YES. It does not need to be a felony but needs to be traceable as a crime, a second offense should be a felony, if somehow given the opportunity again

The teacher should be FIRED. That's it. Jail? That's ridiculous.

Like the other person, who is a long term teacher, I was married to a teacher, have 3 teachers in the family (2 in high schools) who would love to see you come in front of a school board and even suggest this. Mandatory graduation at 18?

No, the law needs to be adapted but it's understood, you don't even make a joke about being attracted to a student (I'd love to squeeze those melons) or you're defending your teaching certificate. Find me a teachers union who is going to support decriminalizing any sex act with any student. Defending a teacher for remarks yes, Sex with a student...NO.

So what is the schools liability with the Conn teacher? Can the student say he was taken advantage of and sue the school and the state? You bet he can, like I said, he will have a free ride to UCONN...